Curled Thistle vs Giant Blind Mole Rat

Carduus crispus compared with Spalax giganteus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curled Thistle	Giant Blind Mole Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Spalacidae
Genus	Carduus	Spalax
Species	Carduus crispus	Spalax giganteus

Conservation Status

Curled Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Giant Blind Mole Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curled Thistle	Giant Blind Mole Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Curled Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, North Korea), Europe (7 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Giant Blind Mole Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.